Wood Products

Westwood got its start in the wood products sector in 1974, and with hundreds of high quality installations built since then, we’ve become a trusted name in the industry.

With our extensive experience in wood products, we have detailed knowledge of all mill equipment and we’re aware of the budgets and tight deadlines our customers face. In fact, we’ve never missed a project schedule date.

Our background with proper device and cable installations ensures long-term reliability. With our resources and expertise, we’re able to execute both small and large-scale projects—new installations and retrofits. Westwood can also support your project with engineering support to perform turn-key projects, equipment procurement (new or used) and constructability or budget assistance.

Industries & Projects

Featured Projects

Alberta Pacific Athabasca Control System Modernization

Westwood was contracted by Alberta Pacific Forest Industries for the installation of new Honeywell DCS cabinets/system to replace existing PLC’s. Westwood also added two new server cabinets, connected new operator consoles, and installed four new Fiber Optic Patch Panels and associated cabling.

Canfor - LP Oriented Strand Board Project

Westwood’s involvement with this project located in Fort St John, BC was the installation of the new building lighting system, 25KV power distribution system to eight unit substations throughout the eleven acre building site, complete grounding system, the installation of 160,000 feet of electrical conduit duct banks throughout the entire site and a site temporary power distribution system. Westwood was also responsible for the coordination between the customer (Canfor-LP), the project electrical engineering group and Westwood’s field installation crews to ensure correct information flow within the project time schedule. Coordination of the construction process with other trades and the electrical installation with inclement winter weather provided constant project challenges. Westwood achieved all project electrical schedules on time.

Domtar Pulp & Paper No.2 Recovery Boiler Re-build

This project was awarded to Westwood in three phases:

Phase 1 included No.2 Recovery Boiler Rebuild which consisted of demolition of the existing electrical systems and complete rebuild and commissioning of the new electrical system. This project included numerous pre-shut down activities for the installation of cable trays, lighting, motor and control cables and three complete line-ups of medium voltage switchgear and variable frequency drives. It also included the demolition of the existing electrical systems and complete rebuild and pre-commissioning of the new electrical system.

Phase 2 included the installation of the distribution equipment and building services in new electrical building.

Phase 3 included the installation of EHT on process lines to precipitators, as well as the installation of cable trays and motor/control cables to the new precipitators.

Tolko Slave Lake Oriented Strand Lumber Project

Westwood was contracted by Tolko Industries Ltd. to provide electrical and instrumentation installation services to their new OSB plant in Slave Lake, Alberta. This project consisted of an eight acre building with complete building and equipment grounding systems. The build services system entailed ten electrical rooms all with separate power distribution systems for secondary voltages of 4160 volts, 600 volts and 208/120 volts. Lighting of the building included approximately 1600 fixtures installed in the main building, the offices, water treatment and stores buildings. The process equipment areas included the Woodroom, EFB, Green Bin storage, GTS energy system, Drying Bin area, Blending with Wax and Resin systems, Forming lines, Press and Finishing lines. This equipment totaled approximately 1000 motors for all these areas. The press is the largest continuous press in the world at time of completion. Westwood’s site crew peaked at just over 200 undertaking 230,000 labour hours to perform this project. These hours were completed without a lost time incident.

Weyerhaeuser Big River Sawmill / Planermill Project

Westwood was awarded a design-build contract to provide engineering and construction services to build a 75kV to 25kV substation. Westwood Engineering undertook responsibility for liaison with SaskPower, distribution design, layouts, specification of equipment, grounding design, one-line and three-line design, DC and AC schematic diagrams, relay protection system design and programming and commissioning. Westwood Electric undertook to supply and install all electrical equipment and materials which included;

Control including all protection and control wiring, battery system and building services

Testing and commissioning of Protection and Control systems

Weyerhaeuser Dryden Air Emissions Project

Electrical installation of a recovery boiler and air emissions precipitator including within the existing pulp mill:

15kV/4160V substations for supply of power to the boiler feedwater pumps

Multiple 15kV/600V substation for supply of power to the boiler feedwater pumps, air fans, and 600V process equipment

Burner management system installation

Installation of all 4160V and 600V MCC’s, Honeywell DSC and fire alarm systems

Cable tray and vertical riser installation, all power, control and instrumentation cabling installation

Building services including lighting, fire alarm, welding and service outlets, and make-up air units

All motors (4160V & 600V), devices and instrumentation scope

Approximately 11,500 meters of cable tray installed

Approximately 225,000 meters of cable pulled, glanded, and terminated

Approximately 2,700 instruments installed

Pre-Commissioning of the complete system

Weyerhaeuser Grande Prairie Recovery Boiler & Precipitator

Electrical installation of a recovery boiler and air emissions precipitator building including:

Two 13.8kV/4160V substations for supply of power to the two 3000H.P. boiler feedwater pumps

One 13.8kV/600V substation for supply of power to the two 3000H.P. boiler feedwater pumps

One 13.8kV/600V substation for supply of power to the induced draft 1600 H.P.VFD lineup

Two other 13.8kV/600V substations for supply of power for all other process 600V MCC’s

Burner management system installation

Installation of all MCC’s, DSC and PLC electrical room

Cable tray and vertical riser installation, all power, control and instrumentation cabling installation

Building services including lighting, fire alarm, welding and service outlets, and make-up air units

All motors (4160V & 600V), devices and instrumentation scope

Approximately 9,500 meters of cable tray installed

Approximately 195,000 meters of cable pulled, glanded, and terminated

Approximately 2,500 instruments installed

Pre-Commissioning of the complete system

A 13.8kV/600V substation located in the precipitator supplying two 600V MCC’s and two 800 H.P. ID air fans VFD’s. Heat tracing panels for process piping heat tracing. All substations utilized a high voltage loadbreak, close coupled with an indoor oil-filled transformers and reactors.